"Just as you touch the energy of every life form you meet, so, too, will will their energy strengthen you. Fail to live up to your potential, and you will never win. " --- The Old Man at the End of Time

Yeah, there needs to be a link stating where you even got this rumor from, because.

It sounds like a rumor a publisher would put out to get people talking about a mystery game, but even at that, those titles are scattered throughout more than one company. Prince of Persia is UbiSoft, Final Fantasy is SquareEnix, Lunar is GameArts, and I believe Need for Speed is EA.